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[franklin40]

33C here today but i’m tired of being inside so went for my usual outdoor road ride. no personal bests today. had a hell wind to ride into for the first half. averaged about 20km/hr with 24km/hr top speed down hill. turned around and averaged just over 30km/hr with 41km/hr top speed on the flat. i climbed my hill faster than i went down it!! . anyway 20km today. pretty smokey here today from forest fires next province over.

 

[on the rocks]

Got two of the three rides I was chasing after this weekend:
American lakes- mellow scenic ride. Pretty fun and somewhat close. I will get back here soon. Amazing high altitude ending outside a wilderness area and RMNP.

2nd day of hell. Amazing ride if it wasn’t for the torrential rain, hail, freezing wet temps, insane mosquito swarms and one hell of a hard single track ride. I was so tired at the end I skipped the fun technical steamboat flow trails lol. The huge decent at the end really hides the total incline just to reach it. Rabbit ears to steamboat spring gondola base- IF I even make this run again I would stop at the top of the gondola and drink a cold ass IPA, eat something and rest and bomb the park to the end.

Probably time to replace all bearing now.

 

[OGBeno]

^^. Wow. Serious conditions…..

 

[stayalert]

Nice, reminds me of ski season in all those nice glades

 

[stayalert]

Grateful Gravel in & around Warren VT/Sugarbush North....Anyone else going? I'm signed up for New Speedway Boogie ride....

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[OGBeno]

Nice. That looks awesome Rob. Enjoy man!

 

[on the rocks]

Nice, reminds me of ski season in all those nice glades

Yea, that last picture was by the shadows, one of the most epic days I had with a fresh 42" of snowpack that day at Steamboat. One of my favorite ski areas by far. Place is like a jungle in a rain forest in the summer.

 

[OGBeno]

Sometimes, going around in circles is ok too. Sometimes, it’s good to think things out.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

really wishing I could ride... so hot in Phx right now, even for a night ride

 

[Specialeyes]

Finished 7th out of 23 tonight. Need some of that Tadej juice!

 

[ravewoofer]

Went out for my 8.24 mile loop this morning. Mid eighties for temp and , finally, a day of low humidity. Nice to be able to wick off the sweat instead of wearing the slime coat.

Never felt over exerted but pushed the pace.
Good ride all in all.

 

[franklin40]

15km gravel and 20 km road for a good loop. nice calm sunny 25C weather.

 

[stayalert]

Grateful Gravel 2024 New Speedway Boogie Attempt...Oops...missed a turn and added 4 miles to what was supposed to be a loop.....Oops didn't eat enough and bonked medium hard. I could walk but only like a robot with no knee joints....I was super close to the end of this climb (Roxbury gap) but was shuffle walking using my bike to keep me upright about 1 MPH so I picked a straight section and stuck out my thumb. I got a ride back to the start. A dousing with a hose, a burrito, and a beer put me right. I will be back! This ride is too near to where I live not to return and try again.

 

[jembourbe]

Nothing like a hard bonk to keep you honest

 

[OGBeno]

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Grateful Gravel 2024 New Speedway Boogie Attempt...Oops...missed a turn and added 4 miles to what was supposed to be a loop.....Oops didn't eat enough and bonked medium hard. I could walk but only like a robot with no knee joints....I was super close to the end of this climb (Roxbury gap) but was shuffle walking using my bike to keep me upright about 1 MPH so I picked a straight section and stuck out my thumb. I got a ride back to the start. A dousing with a hose, a burrito, and a beer put me right. I will be back! This ride is too near to where I live not to return and try again.

Great work, Rob!!

 

[1FZj80]

Back in Tahoe. MTB Mule Deer from the house to Angora Lakes and then over to Tahoe Mt. Then hike to the top of Echo Peak. A little smokey today.

 

[ravewoofer]

Rode for the first time in nearly a week. It’s been so hot and humid in Massachusetts that I mostly stay indoors and hit the spin bike.
Still hot and humid, humidity near 75%. That’s like SC or Florida. No thanks. But had to get out. Did the local 8.25 miler. Wasn’t too bad as I was out before 8:00 am. Only when I stopped would the sweat machine start pumping. Soaked through all clothing again. Just a normal summer day for me.

Anyway, the ground is really hard now, like concrete. You can really put down the power coming out of turns. Cranking the corners on rails like downhill skiing.

Basically felt good all the way through and was moving fast.

Humidity should break by Tuesday.

 

[on the rocks]

Grateful Gravel 2024 New Speedway Boogie Attempt...Oops...missed a turn and added 4 miles to what was supposed to be a loop.....Oops didn't eat enough and bonked medium hard. I could walk but only like a robot with no knee joints....I was super close to the end of this climb (Roxbury gap) but was shuffle walking using my bike to keep me upright about 1 MPH so I picked a straight section and stuck out my thumb. I got a ride back to the start. A dousing with a hose, a burrito, and a beer put me right. I will be back! This ride is too near to where I live not to return and try again.

Good stuff, nice work!

 

[on the rocks]

Back in Tahoe. MTB Mule Deer from the house to Angora Lakes and then over to Tahoe Mt. Then hike to the top of Echo Peak. A little smokey today.

I need to make it there some day. Good to know there are MTB trails in the area.

 

[OGBeno]

really wishing I could ride... so hot in Phx right now, even for a night ride

You need to make a jaunt down here right now…. It’s ****ing awesome here for riding…

Good for the gravelin’ or the hard tail MTB…. It’s not challenging but it’s super fun.